50: Qi Condensation Pill

The walls of the Pill Chamber were thick and well-insulated, preventing outside disturbances during the refinement of secret Medicinal Pills.

The most valuable apparatus in the entire Pill Chamber was the half-person-tall Medicine Cauldron in front of Li Qi. This Cauldron weighed over three hundred catties, and purchasing one would be extremely expensive.

The good news was that this Cauldron did not need to be bought; one could use it for a day by paying some School contributions.

Li Qi sat down in front of the Medicine Cauldron, took out the Materials for refining Qi Condensation Pills, and arranged them one by one beside him. He had spent 10 contribution points in total to buy 20 portions of Materials. If the refinement went smoothly, he could refine 20 Qi Condensation Pills.

Of course, that was the most ideal scenario; no one could guarantee a 100% success rate.

If one could achieve a 50% success rate when refining secret Medicinal Pills, they would be considered a master in this field.

An ordinary Qi Condensation Pill was worth 4 contribution points, which meant Li Qi needed to refine at least 5 Qi Condensation Pills, ensuring a 25% success rate, just to break even!

This was almost impossible for a newcomer who had just started refining Medicinal Pills.

Therefore, to successfully master the refinement of a secret Medicinal Pill and profit from it, one not only needed to expend a great deal of effort but also a massive amount of Materials and resources for practice, requiring a significant initial investment.

This was also one of the reasons why not many people in the School were proficient in this Dao.

Instead of spending so many School contributions on studying Medicinal Pill refinement, it would be better to directly use those contributions on martial arts, which might allow one to advance several minor Realms.

But Li Qi was no ordinary Disciple; his choice to pursue the Dao of Medicinal Pill refinement naturally came with a huge advantage that others did not possess.

Li Qi raised his hand, and a cyan flame appeared in his palm. Then, he pushed his hand forward, and the cyan flame surged, enveloping the entire Medicine Cauldron!

"Open the furnace and refine the Medicinal Pills!"

According to the instructions on the Pill Formula, Li Qi quickly threw the Materials one by one into the Medicine Cauldron and carefully controlled the heat of the refinement.

Compared to others, Li Qi's greatest advantage lay in... the Three-Colored Qi Flame Skill!

To refine secret Medicinal Pills, the control over the heat had to be almost harsh.

Sometimes, a stronger flame was needed.

Other times, a smaller flame was required.

Sometimes, the flame also needed continuous and complex changes to maximize the Medicinal properties within the Medicinal Materials without damaging them!

If one were to refine Medicinal Pills by burning firewood and charcoal, it would be impossible to meet the required changes in heat during the refinement process; only a martial Cultivation Technique that could control the power of flames would suffice.

Only by transforming the True Qi within the body into flames, with the size and temperature of the flames changing at will, reaching a state of effortless control, could one successfully refine secret Medicinal Pills.

The most difficult part of this was the refiner's mastery of the Three-Colored Qi Flame Skill; once there was a mistake in controlling the flame, an entire batch of Materials would be completely wasted!

However, Li Qi had spent 200 Potential Points to raise this Cultivation Technique to the Realm of Major Achievement, and his control over flames had reached its peak!

For him, the biggest problem... no longer existed!

Therefore, Li Qi chose to earn School contributions by refining secret Medicinal Pills. If he still couldn't refine secret Medicinal Pills despite having such a great advantage... then he would accept it.

Li Qi sat upright before the Medicine Cauldron, carefully controlling the heat within. While sensing the temperature and changes in the Medicinal Materials inside the Cauldron, he added the remaining Medicinal Materials into the Cauldron.

Time passed by minute by minute. After two cups of tea, Li Qi threw a Material called Golden Thread Flower into the Medicine Cauldron.

But something quickly went wrong.

The refined Medicinal liquid in the Cauldron turned black, and an unusual pungent smell wafted out from it.

"Hmm?"

Li Qi frowned, sensing the abnormality: "It seems I made a mistake."

He stopped the refinement of the secret Medicinal Pill, dispersed the flames from the Cauldron, and opened the lid, finding the Materials inside already ruined.

He took out the Pill Formula from his Pregnant and carefully checked it, realizing that he had been too hasty when adding the Golden Thread Flower; the heat had not been sufficient, leading to the failure of the Medicinal Pill refinement.

Li Qi reflected on the just-completed refinement process, read the Pill Formula several more times carefully, and then began the second refinement.

"It's a bit troublesome. It would be great if the Pill Formula could also be recorded by the System and strengthened with Potential Points."

Li Qi mumbled softly, expressing a hint of regret.

The Pill Formula for the Qi Condensation Pill was not a martial arts Cultivation Technique, so it could not be recorded by the System, nor could it benefit from the strengthening bonus of Potential Points.

Otherwise, if this Pill Formula could also be strengthened, Li Qi would absolutely never fail in refining Qi Condensation Pills!

Now, he needed to try and err little by little to master the method of refining Qi Condensation Pills.

But even so, his progress speed was still much faster than others.

Half an hour later, Li Qi failed his fifth refinement, but he was not anxious. He cleaned out the wasted Materials from the Medicine Cauldron and continued refining.

On the sixth refinement... he finally succeeded.

A milky white Medicinal Pill lay quietly at the bottom of the Medicine Cauldron.

Li Qi took out the Medicinal Pill and examined it carefully.

"Is this a Qi Condensation Pill?"

Li Qi examined it closely; this was his first time seeing a Qi Condensation Pill.

A faint Medicinal fragrance emanated from the Qi Condensation Pill. Li Qi distinguished its quality according to the Pill Formula's quality identification method and found that it was just an ordinary Qi Condensation Pill.

An ordinary Qi Condensation Pill was worth 4 contribution points, while a high-quality Qi Condensation Pill was more expensive, worth 7 contribution points.

This was Li Qi's first successful refinement of a secret Medicinal Pill. He carefully reviewed the just-completed refinement process, absorbed and understood the techniques and insights within, and then continued refining.

After one success, Li Qi's chances of refinement failure significantly decreased, from one success out of six initially, to one success out of four later, and finally to one success out of three.

Half a day later, Li Qi had 5 more Qi Condensation Pills in his hand.

"Haha, no loss, no gain, that's great."

20 portions of Materials yielded 5 Qi Condensation Pills. Li Qi's lips curved into a smile. He carefully put away these 5 Qi Condensation Pills and walked out of the Pill Chamber.

Outside, Li Qi found the management Disciple again: "Senior Brother, I have some Qi Condensation Pills here. Will you accept them?"

"Qi Condensation Pills? Of course!"

The management Disciple's eyes lit up, and he immediately responded.

The Pill Chamber not only served for refining secret Medicinal Pills but also handled the recycling and sale of secret Medicinal Pills.

With numerous Disciples within the School, the daily consumption of various secret Medicinal Pills was a huge number. To support the Disciples' cultivation and maintain the School's operation, various secret Medicinal Pills needed to be stockpiled for ready deployment.

And the Qi Condensation Pill refined by Li Qi was one of the most in-demand secret Medicinal Pills.

After selling the Qi Condensation Pills back to the management Disciple at a price of 4 contribution points per pill, Li Qi gained another 20 contribution points. He then exchanged them for 40 portions of Materials and returned to the Pill Chamber to continue refining.

Inside the Pill Chamber, Li Qi continuously operated the Three-Colored Qi Flame Skill to refine Medicinal Pills, and the sound of surging rivers echoed tirelessly within his body.

Relying on the enhancement provided by the Mountain River Qi Circulation Technique, Li Qi seemed tireless, continuously refining one Medicinal Pill after another.

As he continued to refine, his success rate also steadily increased.

As long as no obvious mistakes occurred, he could guarantee a success rate of nearly 40%!

Once the success rate was guaranteed, Li Qi began refining in large batches, throwing five or ten portions of Materials into the Medicine Cauldron at once, which significantly improved his refining efficiency.

Soon, these forty portions of Materials were used up, and he had 16 more Qi Condensation Pills in his hand!

Upon closer inspection, Li Qi even found two high-quality Qi Condensation Pills among them.

Li Qi did not delay and immediately found the management Disciple of the Pill Chamber to sell all these Qi Condensation Pills.

The management Disciple also noticed something amiss. He picked out one of the 16 Qi Condensation Pills and examined it carefully.

"This one... doesn't seem to be an ordinary Qi Condensation Pill..."